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Jon-Paul Gates

Jon-Paul Gates

Actor and producer, also director · Born March 1, 1970 (56) · Greenford, Middlesex, England, UK

Jon-Paul Gates was born in Greenford, Middlesex. He spent most of his childhood in a village near Doncaster, South Yorkshire and aspired to becoming a professional footballer before his career was cut short through injury and so decided on a career 'treading the boards' instead. He got his first break starring as Allan Hindle in the BBC's soap, "Eldorado". After various short films and a Channel 4 TV series, "Focus North", he starred in his first feature film "Coldfish" in 1999, playing the lead role of Alex. In 2001, he secured lead roles in Palm Tree's "The Hawk & the Dove" and played the antagonist 'Ida' in "Winter Warrior"; which entered the top 10 DVD films in Russia in 2004. From 2002 to 2006 he accumulated more films in Europe; "The Prodigal", "Red Rose", "Axeraiders" before trying his luck in the USA. After getting his big break in vampire flick "Revamped", he starred in The Asylum's Dragon, with Gary Busey in "Beyond the Ring" and Danny Trejo in "Dark Games". Travelling back and forth, he played the evil priest opposite Jeff Fahey and Martin Kove in "Messages", Peter in "Carmen's Kiss" with Hugo Speer and Bruce Payne. Gates has also worked with Bruce Payne on "Dance Star". Jon-Paul Gates continues to work internationally. Recently he has starred in "Seven Crosses", playing the robotic uver voices in "Dark Side of Heaven"; an alcoholic in "Blood Forest", a futuristic soldier in "The Stone", a medium in "Haunted" and one of the journalists who perished in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster in "Theatre of Dreams". Stephen Kral of Seventh Arts Realeasing thinks Gates is one for the future..."a method artist who would do Stanislavsky proud.."

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 1, 1970 (56)
From
Greenford, Middlesex, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Jon-Paul Gates' films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Morality
18%
Self
16%
Bonds
10%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 11 · Dark 15

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 19 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
16
Melancholic
12
Absurd
6
Contemplative
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous18

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon-Paul Gates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon-Paul Gates' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nightmare Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as The Man

  • Blood Witch(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bannister Doll Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sgt. Hank Winslow

  • Fall to the Top(2025)

    as Drug Buyer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Irish Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sgt. Rick Davis

  • Creep Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Caretaker

  • Melodrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Car Dealer

  • Last Kiss in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    First Assistant Director · as Windsor

  • Big Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ichabod Price

  • The Doll Under the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Andy Robinson

  • Escape(2023)

    as Canine

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gerald Tobin

  • Alice in Terrorland(2023)

    as The Mad Hatter

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare on 34th Street(2023)

    as DCI Sigel: segment: "Merry Krampus"

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Graphic Desires(2022)

    as Pub Quizmaster

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    First Assistant Director

  • Trafficking(2023)

    as Doctor Gelmini

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Werewolf Cabal(2022)

    as Peter James

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Boy in the Corner(2022)

    Associate Producer · as John

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Demons at Dawn(2022)

    as Randolph Fensterheim

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Morris Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Doyle

  • Sorority (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Henry

  • Nest of Vampires(2021)

    as Mario DeNardo

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Haunted 5: Phantoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · as The Medium

  • Haunted 4: Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · as The Medium

  • Out of the Fight(2020)

    as Mark Phillips, Reporter

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pistolera(2020)

    as Prison guard

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rescue Me: International (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • They're Outside(2020)

    as Sarah's Husband

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Love on Demand(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Host

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scare Attraction(2019)

    as Clive

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Alfred the Doll(2019)

    Producer · as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Borley Rectory(2019)

    Producer · as Rudi Schneider

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Color of Your Skin(2019)

    Director · Producer · as Host

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dragon Kingdom(2018)

    as Prince Favian

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Haunted 3: Spirits(2018)

    Producer · as The Medium

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Haunted 2: Apparitions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as The Medium

  • Red Army Hooligans(2018)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Doll Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Malik

  • The Howling(2017)

    Producer · as Rathbone

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Damned(2017)

    as Prince Favian

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Scout(2017)

    as Emotional husband

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Valley the Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Actor

  • Borstal(2017)

    Producer · as Len Forshaw

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hedda Gabler(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Off Piste(2016)

    as Associate 1

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Enemy Within(2016)

    as Police officer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Into The Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Pearson

  • 100 Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Steven Regan

  • Noble Claim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Viking

  • Kicking Off(2015)

    as Radio Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hooligans at War: North vs South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Scarface

  • The Power(2015)

    as Michael Summertop

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer · as Andrew

  • Number Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Harry Gillespie

  • Essex Boys Retribution(2013)

    as Jimmy Davies

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • I Know What I'm Doing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Thorpe

  • Believe(2013)

    as Journalist

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Haunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Medium

  • Casting Couch(2013)

    as Bellagio

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Got to Run(2011)

    as Jack Pratt

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Carmen's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Sisters Grimm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Count Ludlow

  • Seven Crosses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mark

  • Decadent Evil II(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Janos

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Messages(2007)

    Producer · as Ojciec Randall

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lord Artemir

  • Axe Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Winter Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ida

  • Cold Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer · as Alex

  • Eldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 158 episodes · as Allan Hindle (as Jon Morrey)

  • A Midwinter Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Acolyte

  • Ghost Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Eddie Dixon

  • PAWsonel Preference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Host

  • Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hunchback

  • The Force: The Michael Watson Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charles Giles

  • The Hawk & the Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Harry

  • The Highgate Vampyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Michael Delaney

  • The Virus that got Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles, 70 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Alice in Terrorland (2023)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Escape (2023)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

Graphic Desires (2022)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 78: 58 only acting, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thDirecting4 of 78: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing15 of 78: 1 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score10thOther crew2 of 78: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

78 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · 8 acting · 3 crew2010s33 · 32 acting · 10 crew2020s28 · 26 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jon-Paul Gates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive17
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Nest of Vampires (2021)

99th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Power (2015)

Midcredits 71st · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jon-Paul Gates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon-Paul Gates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hans Hernke shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles